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Tech

The ‘Telemetron’ Is a Post-Earth Musical Instrument Designed for Zero Gravity

07.06.18

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Who Needs a Guitar When You’ve Got a Perfectly Good Electric Fan?

10.19.16

By Madison Margolin
Tech

Tomorrow’s Musical Instruments Look Like Lightsabers and Metal Detectors

08.15.16

By Christine Ro
Music

A Recycled Plastic Organ Creates an Eerie Sonic Playground

03.15.16

By Anna Marks
Music

This “Automatic Orchestra” Organism Plays Networked Music

02.01.16

By TCP Staff
Music

Harness the Power of Gesture-Based Loops with Your Fingertips

01.15.16

By DJ Pangburn
Tech

Canada’s Navy Would Like You to Know It Is Willing to Spend $40,000 on a Bassoon

11.16.15

By Matthew Braga
Music

Artist Manipulates a Universe of Light and Sound with a Single Balloon

04.30.15

By Beckett Mufson
Tech

Hear a Handsfree Guitar Play a Haunting Melody

04.06.15

By Beckett Mufson
Music

These 20 Unorthodox Instruments Are Making the Music of the Future

01.15.15

By Becky Chung
Music

Custom Built Orchestra Uses Instruments Made From Fallen Tree Branches And Pierced Light Bulbs

10.23.12

By Kevin Holmes
Games

Crash, Bang, Wallop: Falling Objects Become Musical Instrument In Gravité

08.21.12

By Kevin Holmes

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